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Explore Vaddukkoddai East in Sri Lanka
Vaddukkoddai East in the region of Northern Province is a place in Sri Lanka - some 194 mi or ( 312 km ) North of Colombo , the country's capital city .
Time in Vaddukkoddai East is now 09:39 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Colombo " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Viramanikkatevanturai, Veemankamam, Velanai West, Velanai East, and Trincomalee. Since you are here already, consider visiting Viramanikkatevanturai . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Vaddukkoddai East ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Sri Lanka : Jaffna in a minute
Jaffna is on the northern tip of the Sri Lanka island. It was here that the problems were 10 years ago between Tamil Tigers and the Sri Lankan Goverment. But now it is a peaceful town. ..
Tilko Jaffna City Hotel
Star level hotel in SriLanka, Northern Province in Jaffna. ..
The Road to Jaffna - FLC 4
Sri Lankan Youth Across the Island and Around the World are Gathered in the Great City of Jaffna ..
'Dambakolu Patuna', Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
The claimed site of landing of Sanghamitha Theri, bringing a branch of the Sacred Bo Tree at Buddha Gaya in India, over two thousand years ago in Sri Lanka has been developed lately and has been given ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Batticotta Seminary
The Batticotta Seminary was an educational institute founded by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM)'s American Ceylon Mission at Vaddukodai, in the Jaffna Peninsula north Sri Lanka in 1823. It was closed in 1855. The reason for such a decision being that it was not successful in the mission of its founding namely, conversion of Hindus to Christianity. Sir Emerson Tennent judged the Batticotta Seminary equal in rank with many European universities.
Located at 9.73 79.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Vaddukoddai
Vaddukoddai (also spelt Vattukkottai, Vatukotai, Vattukotai) is small but important town in the minority Sri Lankan Tamil dominated Jaffna peninsula of Sri Lanka. It became prominent with the founding of Asia’s first modern university level collegiate known as Batticotta Seminary by the American Missionaries from New England in 1823.
Located at 9.73 79.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Chankanai
Chankanai or Changanai is a town located 12 km north-west of the city of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Popular market known as Chankanai Chanthai (in Tamil Chankanai Market) is located in there. It is so popular, immigrant community in Toronto, Canada has opened a market with the same name in their new country.
Located at 9.75 79.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Sandilipay
Sandilipay is a town located 10 km from the City of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. The original name of Sandilipay is Kalvalai. At this location on July 24, 1983 number of ethnic Tamil civilians were shot and killed by Sri lankan Army. It is the Home of : 1. Seerani naaga poosani Ambaal Temple 2. Jaffna's one and only river, Valukkai aaru.
Located at 9.75 79.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Navaly church bombing
The Navaly Church bombing was the bombing of The Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Navaly or Navali in the Jaffna peninsula in Sri Lanka by the Sri Lankan Air Force. It is estimated that at least 125 civilians, who found refuge from the fighting inside the church, have died as a result of this incident. The victims included men, women and children
Located at 9.72 79.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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